For a half-century or more, political theory has been characterized
by a pronounced distrust of metaphysical or ontological
speculation. Such a disposition has been sharply at odds with
influential currents in post-war philosophy - both analytic and
continental - where metaphysical issues have become a central
preoccupation. The Idea of the State seeks to reaffirm the
importance of systematic philosophical inquiry into the foundations
of political life, and to show how such an approach can cast a new
and highly instructive light on a variety of controversial,
seemingly intractable problems of tolerance, civil disobedience,
democracy and consent. The author considers the problem of the
state in light of recent developments in philosophy and social
thought, and seeks to provide an account of what the state really
is. In doing so he pursues a range of fundamental issues pertaining
to the office, the authority and the internal organization of
political society.
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